Comments on: E-books and coffee to go http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/20/e-books-and-coffee-to-go/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:24:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: E-books and coffee to go « Damien G Walter http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/20/e-books-and-coffee-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-830786 E-books and coffee to go « Damien G Walter Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:50:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/20/e-books-and-coffee-to-go/#comment-830786 [...] Read more at the Teleread blog [...] [...] Read more at the Teleread blog [...]

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/20/e-books-and-coffee-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-830414 Rob Preece Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:41:33 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/20/e-books-and-coffee-to-go/#comment-830414 I absolutely agree that it's useful to consider the novel as separable into content and delivery. I currently offer novels in seven formats (HTML, Mobipocket, PDF, Palm DOC, ePub, LIT, and paper (in addition, Amazon offers the Kindle version)). I set my price for paper at a level where the compensation to the author (and to me) is roughly the same as if a customer had purchased an electronic version (due to the cost of POD printing, the price the customer pays is significantly higher). Thinking of paper as just one more format (one that takes a lot of extra work, unfortunately) is a useful exercise. That said, I strongly believe that the electronic formats offer the best combination of value, reading experience, and return on investment. The sooner we can get readers fully shifted to electronic, the happier I'll be. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com I absolutely agree that it’s useful to consider the novel as separable into content and delivery. I currently offer novels in seven formats (HTML, Mobipocket, PDF, Palm DOC, ePub, LIT, and paper (in addition, Amazon offers the Kindle version)). I set my price for paper at a level where the compensation to the author (and to me) is roughly the same as if a customer had purchased an electronic version (due to the cost of POD printing, the price the customer pays is significantly higher). Thinking of paper as just one more format (one that takes a lot of extra work, unfortunately) is a useful exercise.

That said, I strongly believe that the electronic formats offer the best combination of value, reading experience, and return on investment. The sooner we can get readers fully shifted to electronic, the happier I’ll be.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

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